Radiation dosimetry of an accidental overexposure using EPR spectrometry and imaging of human bone

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1345-1350

  Schauer, D A ^a,d   Desrosiers, M F ^b   Kuppusamy, P ^c   Zweier, J L ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; SPECTROMETRY;

ACCIDENTAL OVEREXPOSURE; HUMAN BONE; POTENTIAL DROP ACCELERATORS; RADIATION BEAM;

DOSIMETRY;

ADULT; BONE; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; BONE AND BONES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0030293147     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00203-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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